What each costs in baht
Public Thai studios list entry sites from about THB 15,000 and template packages up to roughly THB 80,000, in the price snapshot we checked 8 October 2026. Those are studios and agencies. We did not find an independent, dated price list for Bangkok freelancers, and most pages that rank for this question rely on one agency's own pricing. So here is the only part we can show with evidence: what the job costs by scope, from our website budget estimator.
| Website shape | Planning band | Who usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign landing page | THB 15,000 to 80,000 | A good freelancer, if content is ready. |
| Structured package site | THB 25,000 to 120,000 | A freelancer or a studio package. |
| Custom commercial website | THB 410,000 to 750,000 | An agency or a very senior freelancer with a backup. |
| Connected platform | THB 610,000 to 1,800,000 | An agency team with clear acceptance tests. |
Put in your own languages, content state and integrations with the website budget estimator. It runs in your browser and saves nothing.
Worked example: what failure costs
Take a bilingual five page company site. The estimator band is THB 32,000 to THB 152,000. A freelancer is a sensible choice here. If the work stops, the loss is a few weeks and a restart on a small base.
Now take a custom commercial site with booking, a CRM hand off and payment links. The band is THB 533,000 to THB 975,000. Suppose the person who built it disappears and the next developer must rebuild rather than continue. You then pay for the site twice. At the low edge of the band that is another THB 533,000, plus the leads you lose while the site is down. This is an illustration with the estimator's figures, not a claim about any supplier.
That is why we match the supplier to the cost of failure, not to the headline price.
When a freelancer is the right choice
Choose a freelancer when most of these are true.
- The job is a landing page, a small brochure site or a fix to an existing site.
- Your content, photos and structure are ready, and you can review work yourself.
- You can name one acceptance test, for example the form delivers an enquiry to your inbox on a phone.
- You own the domain, hosting and accounts from day one, so you can walk away.
- You have seen live sites the person built and can speak to the client who owned one.
When an agency is the right choice
Choose an agency when any of these is true.
- The site is how customers find and pay you, so downtime has a direct cost.
- You need Thai and English, search work, analytics and integrations together.
- More than one skill matters: brand, design, code, content and measurement.
- You need a company contract, a tax invoice and someone to maintain the site for years.
- The project is big enough that a single person is a single point of failure.
To compare two quotes on the same six criteria, use the agency proposal comparison tool.
Risks on both sides
Freelancer risks are key person risk, thin documentation, a single skill and no backup in a dispute. Agency risks are a junior hand off after the sale, mark up through an account manager, and lock in through a proprietary platform or hosting you cannot move. Both can be reduced with the same contract terms: you own the accounts, you receive the source, scope and acceptance tests are written down and payments follow milestones.
We sell agency work, with custom websites starting at THB 430,000. For a small site that is not the right fit and we say so.
Read how to choose a web design agency in Bangkok for the 100 point scorecard.
Ten questions to ask before you pay a deposit
- Who owns the domain, hosting and analytics accounts, and are they in my name?
- What exact pages, states and languages are included?
- Who writes and enters the content, and who checks the Thai?
- What is the acceptance test for the contact form and for each integration?
- Can I see two live sites you built and speak to one of the owners?
- Who can continue the work if you are unavailable for two weeks?
- Will I receive the source code and a handover document?
- Can you issue a tax invoice, and from which registered entity?
- What does support after launch include, and what does it cost per month?
- How are payments split across milestones, and what happens if we stop?
Questions buyers ask
Is a freelancer cheaper than an agency in Bangkok?
For small jobs usually yes, but we did not find an independent price list to prove a figure. Compare the written scope and what is included after launch, not the headline number.
Who owns a website I commission in Thailand?
Section 10 of the Thai Copyright Act deals with ownership of commissioned work, and how it applies to a website depends on the facts. Do not rely on the default. Put ownership, source handover and third party licences in the contract. This is general information, not legal advice.
How do I check that a Bangkok agency is a registered company?
Search the company name or registration number on the Department of Business Development's DBD DataWarehouse+. A record shows the registered name, address and directors. For a freelancer, ask for a tax invoice route and check their client references instead.
Should I ask for the source code?
Yes. Write the source handover, the accounts and the exit plan into the contract before work starts. It is the cheapest protection against being locked in.
Who wrote this, how and why
Who: Written by the DLVX team. We are a web agency, so we gain when a buyer picks an agency. We say above when a freelancer is the better choice.
How: Baht bands come from the code behind our website budget estimator and our price list. The public price snapshot was checked 8 October 2026 and the legal text and registry on 8 November 2026. We found no independent Bangkok freelancer price list, so none is shown.
Why: Buyers ask this before every website project, and most pages that rank for it are written by one agency or are not about Bangkok. We wanted one balanced answer with real baht figures.
Sources and checked dates
- DLVX Thailand website price snapshot (public prices of eight studios) (checked 8 October 2026)
- Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994), sections 9 and 10, WIPO Lex (checked 8 November 2026)
- DBD DataWarehouse+, Department of Business Development (checked 8 November 2026)